Getting a design Craving is a huge part of leather work. If you want to master leather working you start with carving. It takes a lot of time and practice to get it down, but it is definitely worth it. I would start out with finding a leather design you like. You can draw one … Continue reading Carving for Beginners
Making your own leather purse is one of the funnest projects. All you really need is leather, scissors, and some way to sew. You can sew it with a leather sewing machine if available or even just with a needle and thread. Tandy Leather has a few great sewing leather videos that are definitely worth … Continue reading Personalized Leather Purse
My first wallet The first time I wanted to make a wallet out of leather I was 17 years old and wanted to make it for my boyfriend at the time. I had absolutely no idea what I was doing. I didn’t look up templates or anything, I just looked at my dad’s wallet and … Continue reading Custom Wallets
What are stamps? Taking a step back, we have been talking a lot about carving leather and only hinting about stamping. There are many different stamps out there used for leather working, each stamp has a different purpose. Stamps are used to create a pattern on the leather or little details without carving them in. … Continue reading Geometric & Basket Weave Stamps
Beginner Project Belts are a great place to start when you are learning how to work with leather. They are something that you can wear on the daily and it is basic enough to understand. You want to start with measuring the size of your waist then add a few inches to that measurement. You … Continue reading Guide to Leather Belts
Roses are a cliche flower but everyone loves them and wants to know how to recreate them into their work. You have the classic rose that you get for valentines day and these can be in different stages based on how full you want your flower to look. The second rose which I almost prefer … Continue reading Rose Leather Carving
Materials needed Drawing for leather is very similar to drawing in general with a few stylized techniques. You are going to want either paper to practice on or that clear tracing paper, so you can go straight from drawing to tracing on your leather. You are also going to need a pencil and a ruler. … Continue reading Leather Drawing Basics
Beginner project So you want to start somewhere but not quite sure where? I recommend getting a feel for how leather works and moves with making a leather magic braid bracelet. This project will give you something simple to work on but it turns out super cool. I love this project I wear my own … Continue reading Magic Leather Braid Bracelet
Leather has been around and used my humans since the dawn of time originally for communication and keeping records. It developed and grew to when Cortez came to the new world and brought the Spanish floral designs. They took the leather and changed the basic designs to the floral ones we use in today’s leather … Continue reading A Little Leather Background
My Background Growing up I spent a lot of time at my best friend’s ranch house where her mother had a leather shop. I would spend countless hours watching her create these beautiful designs on leather. When I was old enough that she trusted me to use the tools without cutting a finger off I … Continue reading Love of Leather
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